From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i
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Did some testing with Repper Pro tonight, and this gray mid-tone pattern came out.
Source Atle Mo
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
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Has nothing to do with toast, but it’s nice and subtle.
Source Pippin Lee
Inspired by a pattern found in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
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The green fibers pattern will work very well in grayscale as well.
Source Matteo Di Capua
After 1 comes 2, same but different. You get the idea.
Source Hendrik Lammers
Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 3
Source GDJ
Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
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Sharp pixel pattern, just like the good old days.
Source Paridhi
And some more testing, this time with Seamless Studio. It’s Robots FFS!
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Run a restaurant blog? Here you go. Done.
Source Andrijana Jarnjak
A seamless pattern recreated from an image on Pixabay. It is reminiscent of parquet flooring and is formed from a square tile, which can be recovered in Inkscape by selecting the ungrouped rectangle and using shift-alt-I together.
Source Firkin
A playful triangle pattern with different shades of gray.
Source Dimitrie Hoekstra
Prismatic Basic Pattern 2 No Background
Source GDJ
A seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net and vectorised in Vector Magic
Source Firkin
This background pattern contains a texture of yellow wood planks. I think it looks quite original.
Source V. Hartikainen
Remixed from a drawing in 'The March of Loyalty', Letitia MacClintock, 1884.
Source Firkin
This one is amazing, truly original. Go use it!
Source Viahorizon
Submitted by DomainsInfo – wtf, right? But hey, a free pattern.
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Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 4 No Black
Source GDJ
Derived from a drawing in 'Historiske Afhandlinger', Adolf Jorgensen, 1898.
Source Firkin